The human brain undergoes significant development during the final prenatal months and through the first year of life. And while scientists have begun to map the developmental trajectories of this ...

Largest U.S. study links teen cannabis use to slower cognitive development and reduced gains in memory and attention.

The physical maturation of a child’s brain can predict their subsequent emotional coping strategies, revealing fresh ways ...

“If you are always trying to be normal you may never know how amazing you can be.” –Maya Angelou There is a great body of evidence in neuroscience indicating that our individuality originates within ...

Previous research has found that the human brain reaches maturity sometime in the 20s, but a new study suggests that it never stops developing. Neuroscientists at the University of Cambridge have ...

The environment in which children grow up can play a central role in their mental development and psychological well-being.

A study suggesting that the human brain enters a stable phase around age 32 has people in their 20s feeling validated. University of Cambridge neuroscientists released their research results on ...

Canadian scientists have demonstrated for the first time that a noninvasive brain-monitoring technique could help medical ...

Children who go on to start drinking alcohol before age 15 may already show distinctive patterns of brain organization years ...

Human brain development follows sequential, orchestrated cellular and molecular steps that are driven by genetic blueprints to build an organ for sophisticated higher-level computational tasks, such ...

Neurodevelopment involves the brain's formation of systems responsible for learning, memory, social skills, and overall function. Critical neurodevelopmental processes such as neurogenesis, synaptic ...

Theory of mind is typically defined as the ability to understand the thoughts, beliefs, desires, and emotions of other people. This understanding allows individuals to predict how others will feel, ...